My thoughts on the Phillies season.

The Phils sweep the best in the west as they ‘gasp’ score runs for Hamels, as they beat the Padres, 5-0.

The Phils finally scored some runs for Coel Hamels as they sweep the Padres during the weekend, winning the third game of the series, 5-0.

The Phils took the lead in the third as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI single, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier reached first on an infield single, went to second on Dodgers’ starter Clayton Richard’s throwing error on a pickoff attempt, and then went to third on Cole Hamels’ ground out, 3-1, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the seventh as, with one man on, and with two men out, Mike Sweeney hits a two-run home run, his seventh home run of the season, and his first as a Phil, knocking in Jayson Werth, who had earlier walked. The Phils made it 4-0 in the eighth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Rollins hits a fly ball to right that was caught by Ryan Ludwick, who then threw to first base to try and double up Hamels, who had been safe on first on a force attempt error to second base by Richard on Hamels’ bunt attempt, who tried to throw out Ruiz, who had earlier singled, and was safe at second because of the error, at first, but threw the ball into the Padres’ dugout, with Ruiz being awarded home plate, while Hamel would go to third. In the ninth, the Phils made it a 5-0 lead as, with one man out, Werth hits a solo home run, his eighteenth home run of the year. That would be the final score as Ryan Madson got Chase Headley to fly out to center for the final out.

Cole Hamels gets the win as he pitches eight shut out innings, giving up just four hits, as he strikes out six. His record is now 8-10 with an ERA of 3.31. Ryan Madson pitches a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while he strikes out a batter. Clayton Richard gets the lost as he pitches seven and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, only two of which were earned, on four hits and a walk, while striking out five. His record is now 12-6 with a 3.50 ERA. Edward Mujica pitches a third of an inning, getting out the only man he would face. Luis Pedromo pitches an inning, giving up a run on one hit.

The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz leading the team with two hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins, Mike Sweeney and Jayson Werth had the other three Phils’ hits, with Rollins’ hits being an RBI single, Sweeney’s a two-run home run and Werth’s a solo home run. The Phils’ offense continue to get few hits, but still found a way to sweep the Padres.

The Phils (73-57, 2nd East) are now involved in a three-game series with the Dodgers (67-64, 4th West), with the first game already in progress, with the Phils trailing.

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